Gas burner



De@ 23, 1941- c. L'. wEsTBRooK. JR 2,267,063

GASBURNER Filed July 1.5, 1940 'smaad Dec. i941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEy Slim Coke lawrence Westbrook, Jr., San Angelo, Tex.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to gas stoves and gas heating appliances and more particularly to the burners thereof.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a gas burner, particularly that type used in gas heaters, adapted to produce the maximum degree of heat without associating the usual high priced radiant mantels therewith.

Another obj'ect of this invention resides in the provision of a gas burner adapted to prevent loss of gas and resultant heat therefrom immediately adjacent the exit of the burner.

A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a gas burner adapted to cause gas passing therefrom at its exit to not only ignite and thus create heat beyond the extreme tip of the burner but to also ignite the gas tending to escape between the flame and the burner.

A still further object of this invention resides in the provision of a gas burner adapted to be adjusted in accordance with the distance the flame is disposed from the tip or exit of the.

burner and the amount of gas tending to escape between the base of the iiame and the tip.

With these and other objects in view this invention resides in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter more particularly set forth in the specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim and, while this disclosure depicts my present conception of the invention, the right is reserved to resort to such changes in construction and arrangement of elements as come within the scope of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application:

Fig. l is a plan view of a portion of a gas conduit showing a burner as constructed in accordance with this invention associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof approximately on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the gas conduit with the burner removed.

Fig. 4 is a side view partly in section showing a modified form of the burners.

In the present illustration of this invention the numeral 5 designates a gas conduitfor a combustible mixture of fuel gas and air provided with inner and outer nipples 6 and 1 communicating therewith, the former of which supports and communicates with an elongated tubular or other suitably shaped inner burner 8 while the latter supports and communicates with an outer burner 8 which surrounds the inner burner which terminutes a predetermined distance inwardly of the exit or tip and of the inner burner.

Although the aforesaid burners may be rigidly communicate with the gas conduit 5 and are surrounded by an outer burner I2 also communi cating with the gas conduit of course it being understood the burners are to be connected to the conduit in any suitable manner as heretofore set forth and have their exit ends disposed relative to one another so as to produce the maximum degree of heat from the gas. l

Whilebut one burner is herein shown as associated with the gas conduit for simplicity of illustration it is to be understood any number thereof may be employed.

In use of the conventional types of burners in gas heaters and other similar gas appliances it is necessary to associate radiant mantels therewith in an endeavor to cause complete consumption of the gas discharged at the tips of the burners, however, it has been discovered that the bases of the iiames remain above the tips of the burners leaving dead 'areas therebetween for escapage of a large amount of unused gas therefore, in order to prevent loss of gas at the tips of the burners and obtain the maximum degree' of heat from the discharge gas Without use of the conventional radiant mantels, applicant has successfully employed the aforesaid embodiment of elements.

With this invention fully described it is manifest that means are provided whereby the maximum degree of heat can be obtained from gas `discharged through burners of gasheaters and the like without the use of radiant mantels therewith and, through the simplicity thereof, the cost of manufacture of the same will be reduced.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

In combination, a horizontally extending conduit for conveying a combustible mixture of fuel gas and air, said conduit having a nipple extending upwardly therefrom and surrounded by a series of segmental openings, said nipple forming on the first nipple, an elongated tubular member of less length than the rst tubular member and screwed on the second nipple, a ring closely surrounding the rst tubular member adjacent the upper end thereof, and spider arms connecting said ring to the upper end of the second tubular member.

COKE LAWRENCE WESTBROOK, JR. 

